Weiden in der Oberpfalz

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Weiden in der Oberpfalz

Total population

42,444

Coordinates49.68°, 12.16°

Demographic figures from Destatis. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Weiden in der Oberpfalz is a district-free town in Bavaria, Germany. It is located 100 km (62 mi) east of Nuremberg and 35 km (22 mi) west of the Czech border. Weiden is the second biggest town in the governmental district Oberpfalz after Regensburg. A branch of the German Army is located here.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Carl Hocheder

German architect (1854–1917)

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Adolf Klughardt

German dentist (1886–1950)

Franz Strauss

German composer and virtuoso horn player. Father of Richard Strauss (1822–1905)

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Anton Wurzer

German author (1893-1955)

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Anton von Grafenstein

German military officer (1780–1854)

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Berta Bauer

German entrepreneur (1935–2010)

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Christoph Mendel von Steinfels

German university teacher (1500-1508)

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Clemens Nachtmann

Austrian opinion journalist

Georg Stahl

German politician

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Franz Bock

German politician (1905-1974)

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Thaddäus Rabusky

German painter and restorer (1776-1862)

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Franz Gleißner

German litographer and composer

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Franz Troglauer

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Heiko Smazal

German ice hockey player

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Helmut Bäumler

German jurist

Hermann Sickenberger

German priest (1851–1923)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

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